The Quilter Foundation

Analysis

The Quilter Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Quilter Foundation reported income of £671k and spending of £444k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £522k to £671k (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Quilter Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phoenix Domestic Abuse Services (£665k), Royal Navy Winter Sports Association (£700k) and Asylum Justice (£634k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, investments 26% and trading 6.9%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.7%. Reserves of £10.0m would cover about 270 months of spending at that rate.